Highbury VP John Krueger speaks at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex as part of the Southwestern Ontario Horticultural Expo on November 18, 2014. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Leamington's Highbury Canco has lost its bid to pay less for tomatoes used in exported tomato paste.
The Farm Products Marketing Commission ruled in favour of the processing vegetable growers. The growers argued their contract already covers paste tomatoes.
OPVG officials declined to comment on the ruling.
The decision means contracts are now in place with all Ontario tomato processors. Preliminary pricing ranges from $117 to $127 per ton of tomatoes.
A man charged with arson with disregard for human life following a fire at 99 McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham in January is out on bail for a second time.
Paisley Fraleigh was a part of Team Ontario's winning team at the 2026 U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship in Regina.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
